Sir Rufus Isaacs stated, and the evidence proved, that a man named Tobler, who did not visit England, kept Schulz supplied with money. A number of telegrams were produced, written in code, of which the prosecution had found the key. The deciphered telegrams read: "In greatest danger. Wire immediately 50 pounds." "In greater trouble and danger. All prepared for departure. Wire immediately 50 pounds and date of meeting." Instructions from Tobler to Schulz included a list of questions which Schulz was to put to Mr Duff, and the list included the following: I. Are officers or men granted leave, or have those on leave possibly been recalled? II. Is there any sign of coals, stores, ammunition, etc, being accumulated? III. What is the feeling in naval circles? IV. How do officers and men discuss the situation? V. Are crews being increased, are ships being prepared, or has commissioning of ships suddenly taken place? These questions, the Attorney-General pointed out, were intended as tests for Mr Duff. Other questions, put apparently with more serious intent, included the following: I. What is the opinion of officers of the British Navy as to the result of war between England and France, on the one hand, and Germany on the other, and the likelihood of the same over the Morocco question? II. What ships of the Third Division were put out of service on July 23, or about the end of July, or have reduced their crews, and the reasons for so doing? III. How many officers and men are still on board, and why was the programme altered after it was stated that the Third Division should be full up? Before answering these questions Mr Duff communicated with the police, and it was stated in the initial proceedings against Schulz that, if British people usually acted in the way that Mr Duff and Mr Tarrant had done, and in the way that Detective-Sergeant Martin, whom they consulted, had acted, England would have nothing to fear from any system of espionage. The evidence given by Mr Tarrant went to show that Schulz had offered him a salary of 50 pounds a month for acting as "Military and Naval Correspondent" to a German paper, for which Schulz was to act as agent and intermediary. The only defence set up was to the effect that Schulz was a _bona-fide_ journalist, and had no ulterior motive in attempting to obtain information. The Tobler correspondence was too strong evidence to the contrary, and the well-merited sentence of a year and nine months' imprisonment in the second division was imposed. It is characteristic of the German spy system that, after his release from jail, Schulz was disowned by his previous employers.